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14 Autumnal Specials to Try in London

"Painted Dog Bakehouse is a micro-bakery specialising in exceptional babka and the baked goods that reflect founder Talia Berk’s Jewish-South African heritage. The babka here is visually distinctive from other babkas around, with an intricately layered, tightly twisted structure result in an intense ratio of demi-brioche to rich filling. For Halloween and Thanksgiving, there is a pumpkin and spice babka with a sticky-sweet filling of brown butter, pumpkin puree, and lots of warming spices, and rounded off with white chocolate and orange zest. The pull-apart structure, poofy-soft crumb and cascading buttery swirls make it impossible to stop at just one slice. More humble in appearance but equally delicious is the ginger honey cake — a simple tea loaf with a moist sticky sponge and honey-lacquered crust. Everything is baked to order and sent overnight for postal delivery throughout the U.K., with a few London stockists like Frank’s Canteen and Melrose and Morgan." - Emma Louise Pudge